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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
Q

outre

outre que

A

besides

apart from

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2
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une crue

A

flood

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3
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solder

A

to close (a deal)
settle
reduce the price

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se solder par qc

se solder par un échec

A

to end up in st

to end in failure

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une souillure

A

atrocity
defilement
stain

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6
Q

narguer

A

mock
jeer

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7
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à merveille

A

wonderfully

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8
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une remontrance

A

reprimand

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9
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tracasser

A

to bother

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10
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un civet

A

stew

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11
Q

faire le siège de la ville de Paris

A

to put Paris under siege

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12
Q

pendant ces temps difficiles

A

during these troubled times

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13
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beaucoup d’intrigues

note: plural

A

a lot of twists in the plot

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14
Q

prévenant (adj)

A

considerate

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15
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chanceler

A

stagger (from a blow)
reel
falter

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16
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un logeur

A

landlord

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17
Q

méprisant (adj)

A

disdainful

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18
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aboutir

aboutir à

A

to lead
conduct
succeed

to lead to

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19
Q

convier à

A

to invite to

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20
Q

calfeutrer

se calfeutrer

A

to caulk
make windproof

to shut oneself away

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21
Q

une écorchure

A

graze

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22
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Ça parle de

A

It’s about

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23
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un étal

A

stall (for selling from)
stand

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24
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griser

se griser de

A

to intoxicate

to get drunk on

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25
Q

le gisement (soft g)

gisement de clientèle

A

deposit (eg mineral)
field (eg oil)

pool of customers

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26
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braconner

A

to poach

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27
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accabler

A

to overwhelm (with force or emotion)

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28
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accablé (adj)

A

afflicted
stricken

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29
Q

une fouine

A

weasel

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30
Q

toujours pas

A

still not

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31
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une bonne action = B.A.

J’ai fait ma B.A.

A

good deed

I did my good deed

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32
Q

un carnassier

A

carnivore

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33
Q

pulluler

A

swarm (insects, not people)
congregate

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34
Q

trépigner

trépigner de

A

to stamp one’s feet

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35
Q

rider

A

wrinkle

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36
Q

un paon

A

peacock

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37
Q

capoter

faire capoter

A

to collapse

to ruin

38
Q

prodiguer à

A

to lavish on

39
Q

tâcher

A

to do
endeavour

40
Q

un travers

A

quirk

41
Q

empiffrer

s’empiffrer de

A

gorge

stuff oneself with

42
Q

émousser

A

to blunt
dull

43
Q

mendier

mendier qc auprès de qn

A

to beg

to beg sb for st

44
Q

un mendier
un mendiant
une mendiante

A

beggar

45
Q

mendiant (adj)

A

begging

46
Q

la broussaille

cheveux en broussaille

A

undergrowth

tousled hair

47
Q

la saleté

A

filth
sordidness

48
Q

repoussant (adj)

A

repulsive

49
Q

l’accoutrement (m)

A

regalia
formal or fancy clothing

50
Q

la contrefacon

A

forgery
counterfeit

51
Q

une babiole

A

trinket

52
Q

monter quelque chose en épingle

A

to blow st out of proportion

53
Q

un bagne

A

penal colony

54
Q

la couenne

A

rind (eg. of pork)

55
Q

un carpe

il est resté muet comme un carpe

A

carp

he never said a word

56
Q

un trognon

A

core (eg apple)
stalk

57
Q

la filouterie

A

fraud

58
Q

filouter

A

to commit fraud

59
Q

une paire de tenailles

A

a pair of pliers

60
Q

ingrat (adj)

A

unattractive
ungrateful
thankless

61
Q

une orée

A

edge (eg of a forest)
start (fig)

62
Q

les cerneaux de noix

A

walnut halves

63
Q

se tracasser pour

A

to worry about

64
Q

le halage

le chemin de halage

A

hauling
dragging

towpath

65
Q

un épervier

A

sparrowhawk

66
Q

cheminer

A

to walk alone
plod

67
Q

un rustre

A

boor
lout

68
Q

indécrottable (adj)

A

hopeless
forlorn

69
Q

un bélier

A

ram

70
Q

insaisissable (adj)

A

elusive

71
Q

avoir un haut-le-cœur

A

to retch

72
Q

la miséricorde

A

mercy
forgiveness

73
Q

une carriere

A

career
quarry

74
Q

un madrier

A

beam
timber

75
Q

un cloaque (prononcé: cloak)

A

cesspool
filthy place

76
Q

à bout portant

A

at point-blank range
straight out

77
Q

un clairon

A

bugle

78
Q

dramatique (adj)

A

dramatic
theatrical
tragic

79
Q

peiner

A

to struggle
labour
trouble

80
Q

une jument

A

mare

81
Q

une ânesse

A

female donkey

82
Q

un postier

A

mailman

83
Q

emmitoufler

A

to swaddle
wrap up

84
Q

s’entretenir de qc

A

to discuss st

85
Q

contrôler

A

to control
check
verify

86
Q

l’ébullition (f)

porter à ébullition

être en ébullition

A

boiling

bring to a boil

to be in a fever of excitement

87
Q

houspiller

se faire houspiller

A

to reprimand

to be scolded

88
Q

un pécule

amasser un petit pécule

A

nest egg

to put a little money by

89
Q

le crottin

A

dung

90
Q

la vase

A

mud

91
Q

l’orgueil (n)

A

arrogance
vanity

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